Red Cross steamer Florizal wrecked in blizzard tragedy
New York reports indicate rescue ships arrived as six bodies washed ashore including Purser Snow and James Long. The Florizal carried 77 passengers and 69 crew bound for Halifax and New York, struck Broadcove near Cape Race in heavy seas during a blizzard, with 50 saloon and 27 steerage passengers and many feared dead.
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Red Cross
Florizal
Long
Froude
Lagona
Seal
St. Johns
N. F
Red Cross Line
Halifax
Broadcove
Cape Race
Joseph Kean
Robert Snow
James Long
Snow
Newfoundland
Toronto
Royal Flying Corps
Florizas
John Shannon Munn
Bowring Brothers’ Company, Limited
Liverpool
Steam
Maj
Michael Sullivan
Newfoundland Forestry Battalion
Thomas McNeil
McMurdo Drug Company
Fred Smythe
Newfoundland Woolen Mills
William Butler
Florida
William Earle
Canada
Edward Berteau
Norman Sellars
John Parsons
Ralph Burnham
Alex Ledingham
Newfoundland Regiment
New Chairman Chosen for Republican Party
Will H. Hays named chairman of the Republican National Committee at thirty eight years old. His rapid rise from precinct organizer to state chairmanship showcases his political skill and signals a strong party leadership candidate.
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Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Indiana
President Fixes Wheat Price as War Effort Honors Farmers
President Wilson announced a minimum 1918 wheat price of $2 a bushel and draft exemptions for farmers, tying farm output to national needs. He urged cooperation, noted price safeguards to protect producers and consumers, and highlighted farmers’ central role in the war effort alongside soldiers.
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Wilson
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Orr
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Spokane
Baltimore
Pocatello
Newport News
Mort Worth
Charleston
Okla, City
Savannah
Wichita
Kan
Portland
Ore
United States
Kaiser peace terms threaten Russia's lands and trade
Russian and German statements outline demand that west of Brest-Litovsk become no longer under Russian protection, with Livonia and Estonia to be under German police until constitutions guarantee security. Demobilization, release of political prisoners, and renewal of Black and Baltic sea trade are proposed along with new commercial treaties and indemnities.
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London
Germany
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Dvinsk
Courland
Austria-Hungary
Livonia
Esthonia
Liv
Tilack Sea
Baltic Sea
Arctic Ocean
Black Sea
American Patrol Captures Officers and Gun in Chemin des Dames Raid
Paris on February 25 reports an American patrol distinguished itself on the Chemin des Dames sector by penetrating German lines and taking two officers, twenty men, and a machine gun.
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HMS
Paris
Chemin Des Dames
Ex-Czarina Again to Rule in Russia
London reports a Morning Post telegram from Petrograd stating Germany plans to restore the Russian monarchy with former Empress Alexandra as guardian of the tsarevitch as the favored candidate. The former emperor would not accept the throne from Germany.
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London
Leon Trotzky
Petrograd
Exchange ™Elegraph Company
Russia
Germany
Morning Post
Alexandra
Tsarevitch
Former Yale Football Player Killed In 1000 Foot Fall Near Fort Worth
Memphis reports a collision at Parkfield aviation school killing civilian instructor Guy Reagle and two cadets James Webb and Rupert Gray. Separately at Hicks Field near Fort Worth Horace Higginbotham, ex Yale football player, died when his airplane plunged about 1000 feet.
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Memphis
Tenn
United States Aviation Training School
Parkfield
Here
Guy H. Reagle
Chicago
James H. Webb
Rome
Gna
Rupert Gray, Jr
Long Island
N. Y
Reagle
Webb
Gray
Leutenant
Katantoul
Belleville
I. Fort Worth
Tex
Horace Higginbotham
Yale
Hicksfield
Gerard’s Condition Improves After Operation
James W. Gerard former ambassador to Germany has improved after an operation on Thursday in New York. His recovery follows surgery and shows hopeful signs for his health.
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New York
James W. Gerard
Germanys
Italy Foresees New Drive as Austrian Moves Alarm Italy
Washington dispatches interpret Austria’s closing of the Swiss frontier as signaling troop shifts toward the Italian border for a renewed offensive. Reports from Rome say Italian invaders are receiving fresh enemy troops from the Russo Romanian front.
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Austria
Washington
Rome
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Fort Worth
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